Rubbish & Recycling

Matamata-Piako District Council has a weekly rubbish and recycling collection service for 9250 households and businesses in the district. If you are unsure whether the collection includes your property phone Customer Services on 0800 746 467.

Your rubbish and

Your black rubbish bags, which are collected weekly. Your rubbish bags are for anything that should go to landfill (so try not to put anything in here that could be recycled). The rubbish bag system changed on 1 July 2018 - you can find out more about the changes here.

recycling collection includes:

Your green crate (for glass only), which is collected fortnightly

Your wheelie bin (for all other recyclables) which is also collected fortnightly